Why am'I fighting with GIMP now?

[NetWeeZurd]

Hi guys,


Under Windows, I have been using GIMP for years... actually... for decades. Every new version was a loved improvement.

I have 2.10 installed on 3 computers... effff PhotoShop!

But Windows 11 is not an OS... it's an AS. An Advertising System. That's it! Effff Microsoft. In the past I had Linux boxes, Fedora 8, CentOS 4. So I'm back at Linux... Fedora 42 KDE.

Install GIMP... 3.0.6... What the Hell?

Default is cut&paste is as a new layer and when you want to move it, it selects the top layer!!! You got to go Shift click so to move the layer you ARE ON???

The tool tips are mad and there's no way to disable them... if GTK 3 is crap... you don't use it. You're going to irreversibly damage your installed base.

I'm trying to do a simple livery a racing game and in 2.1 it would 4 to 6 hours. I've just wasted the whole day and I'm barely halfway. 3... is a regression.


I apologize but I'm not a happy camper right now.

[rich2005]

A rant, I am sure is satisfying to you, but there is no place for it on a user forum. There are no Gimp developers here. There are various ways of discussing issues listed on gimp.org but do read their code-of-conduct. https://www.gimp.org/discuss.html#discord

Tool tips: Correct about disabling but you can hide it A little bit of code to add to your Gimp User Profile: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Can-to...4#pid44854

Gimp 3 cut (or copy) and paste does give a new layer. There are several paste options in the Edit menu. You can assign a key shortcut to any of those. Moving a layer has not changed. The cursor has to be on a solid pixel, on transparency then the next layer with a solid pixel is moved. Hold that shift key down. If you want that changed then ask the developers but it has been that way for a long-long time for us older users.